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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Women in the Sick-Room.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

ETOm the Sdu frdQC1SCO chronicle.
l am only surprised that more
women are not poisoned. Ifanybody
is sick in the house the mother, or the
aunt, Or whoever the elder may be,
tastes all the medicine. 1t is no use
her doing so. She can't tell whether
or not it is the proper kind of medi-
cine; she doesn't know anything about
it; but she's bound to taste it. If she
sees anything with label on it and
the name of drug store, she'll inves-
tlgate it at whatever cost. If 1T is O.
powder, she'll wet her finger, put g.
little on her tongue, and make face,
whether it's nasty Or good; then she'll
give a little shudder, and wrap it up
again. 1t may be for external appli-
cation only, but she'll taste it all the
same. But the funniest thing of all is
that when women is sick it will not
do to leave anything like bottle of
medicine in sight, for she'll try it.,
whatever it may be intended for. It
may be tor the measles, but she'll see
If it will not cure asore finger. Itmay
be cholera medicine; she'll try it On q
corn. A lady of high position, who
has money enough to start several
drug stores, got up the other morning
with raging toothache. She saw g.
bottle in her daughters room. Itsim-
ply stated on the label that it was to
be used in case of pain. If toothache
was not pain, what was pain she'd
like to know. She Immediately opened
the bottle, soaked piece OF cotton
wool with the stuff and very literally
anointed her aching tooth. In a brief
space of time developments disclosed
the medicine to be a plain, ordinary,
everyday emetic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
The MussuImans' Bible.
From the Cosmopolitan.

The Koran, or rather the Khour-
ram, is regarded by the Mussulmans
as collection of divine laws promul-
Gated by Mohammed. Khourr' am
signifies the book par excellence. Ac-
gording to Islam, it was compiled
from Allah's great book of secret de-
crees, and came from heaven page by
page, verse by verse. to enlighten the
great legislator as to what he should
teach mankind. 1t contains thirty
books and LA chapters. Every good
Mussulman reveres the supreme book
that includes the essence of all divine
law. He never touches it without be-
ing in the prescribed state of purity,
without kissing it, and without put
ting it to his forehead with all the
signs Of the most profound devotion.
The wealthy, when they happen to be
religious, make it a duty to adorn the
binding with plates of gold or silver,
set with precious stones. This is not
done because they understand it well;
for the Koran, so remarka able for it's
exaggerated and ford style, is not
very intelligible, even to learned Turks
and Arabians. It's precepts are singu-
larly confused and ambiguous, and it's
subjects are arranged with such inco-
herency that it is difficult to follow
the sense. Moreover it is accom-
panied by a mass of annotatiops and
commentaries called mufessirs, the
effect of which is to increase still more
the obscurity of the text.
The Koran contains not only all the
religious laws of Mohammedanism, but
also the greater part of the civil, So
cial, and judicial laws in vogue in the
Mussulmanic world. They are several
centuries behind modern civilization.
and this explains in part why it is
that the Turks and their Government
resist with so rebellious obstinacy the
progress of our epoch. Tt is the Ko-
ran that has made the sultans and
the whole Mussulmanic hierarchy
what they are. It is this book that
nourishes in the Mussulmanie heart
the hate and contempt bestowed up
on Christians, that maintains from
the top to the bottom Of the social
scale the seclusion,,of women, their deg.
radiation, and their ignorance. It Is
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
FARM AND HOME.
The CIoven Toupue

The CIoven Tongue.
How tell, as we travel the path of life,
And take our share of the common lot,
When men appear to sincerely speak,
How much to believe and how much to not?
IF words are kindly and fattering,
Who knows how much of hypocrisy,
Or over-zeal OF friendship or love.
In words that are pleasantly spoken may be?
A foe may utter just what he think,
And not word that he says is true;
His views may be coloIed by enmity
And give of truth not a single hue.
Nor voice of love, nor the words of hate,
Nor friendship, nor stammerings of fear,
Are safe to be trusted in this rude world
To guide our feet into waters clear.
One does not like to be questioning,
Nor from his fellows be standing aloof;
Suspicion is not an agreeable guest
To keep continually under the roof
Then what can we do but fam believe
Whoever appears in the robes OF light
Believe as long as the man Is near,
But question as soon as he's out of sight?
He may be right, or he may be wrong
For only can heavens angels tell;
The serpents slime has its trail besmeared
Since when 1t is said that the angels fell
We may be able perhaps to know,
By signs like this, who the speaker was:
But why should we notice too late for use
The tracks of hoots and the marks of claws?
We've trusted, and surely will be betrayed,
And suffer perhaps from the sad mistake
The slime we possibly wipe away
Bnt what the cure, if the heart should break
Alas alas for the cloven tongue,
And those on its words who have relied;
The world by its Judas cursed is still,
And noble hearts still are cruCltied.
II D. Curtis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
How To Save Money.
From the New York Sun.

rrOm the new 1OrK sun.
81 never 60 to Chicago" said a pale
john Oakhurst style of faro dealer,
without getting broke. No matter
how firmly | make up my mind not
to do it, / always land at faro
game and always lose. There seems to
be g. fatality about it. Often and
often [ have been embarrassed for
money to pay my railroad fare away,
and am always on bad terms with
myself for q month afterward. On
one occasion / divided my money and
gavehalf of it to Parson Davies with
the instructions not to let me have it
until | was on my way to the train.
That same day | got broke as usual,
Immediately hunted up Davies, aud
made such a strong talk to him that
he became Disguised, gave me back
my money, and told me never to
come III his place again. By night |
hadn't q cent.
NThe next trip / made to the city,
however, struck a scheme that l am
thinking about patenting. In the
evening I felt the old fascination
creeping over me, and sat down and
tried to reason with myself. knew
if [ gave some of my money to g.
friend to keep for me l would be GER
tain to make him give it back, and
it was no use to try and stay away
from the game. Finally, by Jove, I
hit it. I got an envelope of the hotel
clerk, put half my roll in it, directed
it to myself, stamped it, and put it
in the mail box. You can bet didn't
get that money till next morning.
Uncle Sam wouldn't give it up until
the mail carrier came around, and
then l posted it again and kept up
the operation until | was ready to
leave. didn't have to borrow for
railroad ticket that trim
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Glimpse of the Future.

England has a population of 483
inhabitants to each square mile, be-
sides 36 COWS and So head of other
cattle, and 321 sheep to each square
mile. Texas has 238,OOOsquare miles
of territory. When it has become as
densely populated as England, or 483
inhabitants to the square mile, it will
have population OF 87,354, 900, or
once and half of the entire popula-
ton of the United States at this time.
And when their cows and other cattle
are increased to the English standard
of "a head per square mile, and 321
sheep, it will certainly be great
state. She will then have Al, ITS, 900
head of cattle, about the same as all
OF the United States now, and 14O,.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Manure for Early Vegetables.

1t is difficult to make early-sown
plants growrapidly, though the wealth
er may be apparently warm enough.
The soil remains cold after the air is
heated, and therefore does not devel-
op nitrogen as it does later in the
season. There may be enough man.
urein the soils of gardens, but early
in the spring it is not available plant
food. A very small dose of nitrate of
soda, which can now be got quite
cheaply, will pay those growing early
vegetables, though for later gardening
the needed heterogeneous manures may
be obtained at less expense.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Watching for the Newest Rifles
From the Philadelphia Press

from Lne PnllaQelpn1a FTeSS.
The European nations, with war
staring them constantly in the face,
have had agents going through this
country to take advantage of inven-
tive genius which may have been ex-
erted in the manufacture and improve
ment of firearms and implements of
warfare. am told that an agent of
Boulanger. after spending two or three
weeks in examining and Investigating
new magazine rifle, which is the in
ventiOn Of an old sharp-shooter in
this city, made an offer of 100000
for the invention. The Yankee de.
manded 81, 100000, and after week
Or two ofnegotiations the agent sailed
for France to report to his superior
and secure instructions, having mean
while secured two weeks option on
the gun at $1,OOO.OOO, in order to
hedge it against other purchasers.
The French Government has paid as
high as 81, 100000 for the patent
rights and control of a single firearm.
Not one of the European Govern
ments will purchase any gun that is to
be furnished to another nation. Re-
Gently the French Government, after
having examined new magazine rifle,
agreed to pay 100000 for it, but,
discovering that some twenty pieces
had been manufactured and present
ed to company of German sharp
shooters who live In the same town
with the inventor, the French author
tiles Immediately notified him that
unless he could procure these arms
and turn them over with the rights
the sale was off. He was unable TO
procure the guns, and so lost his bar
gain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
A Bad Boy.

Boston Letter to the Minneapolis Tribune.
The 7-year-old son of q Boston
newspaper man has heard too much
profanity somewhere, not from his
father as the latter claims, but at all
events he has heard it and shows
alarming facility in reproducing it..
The other day his father reproved
him for breach of this kind that
had come to the parental ears. "Who
told your" demanded the hopeful.
"Well, a little bird told me-" The
boy stood and looked out of the win
dow scowling at some sparrows who
were scolding and chattering. "I
know" came as an inspiration, sit
was one of those id sparrows."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Cranberry Culture.

The best winter mulch for cranber-
ries, and the only one, which thus far
has been attended with satisfactory
results, is water. A wet soil is the
most natural for this fruit, though
even wild plants are occasionally
found upon high and dry soils. Up.
land cultivation of the cranberry has
been often attempted, but never with
equal success, financially, as that up
on low lands. Flooding the land in
winter is almost Indispensable for the
best results.-Orchard and Garden.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
THE ECONOMICAL GIRL.

She's a dashing little STUDENT
Of economy, and prudent,
In a most painstaking fashion,
would really have you know:
And she looked up with eyes upglancing,
Most bewitchingly enhancing,
And my thoughts flew back to courtship,
Many happy years ago;
Soon her gaze grew fond and fOnder,
And then began to ponder
Some sweet words I'd whisper to her
Of liberty I'd take
But she smiled smile platonic
AS she said in words laconic:
"What splendid lot of carpet rags
Your overcoat would make ~
San Francisco Post
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
California Ahead Again.

The meanest man in California is
situated in Los Angeles. He saw q
newsboy peering down through the
grating in the sidewalk in front OF his
store, and on inquiry learned that the
little fellow had dropped a quarter
into the place and was cogitating on
how to recover it. The trader sent
clerk down to the cellar, recovered the
coin, and put it in his till. A police
officer investigated the case and gave
the boy Is cents to recover his loss.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
HOW SPRING CAME.
BY MRS. JAS. A. FrELp.

BY MRS. JAS A. FTELB.
south wind blew and set the snow a-meltng,
And babe the little brooks begin TO run,
From changefui skies soft April rains came pelt-
ing,
And wore away the white drifts every one
And then outShone the golden April sun.
The little brooks ran fast, with liquid laughter.
Through field and forest spreading the glad
word;
Snow. drops woke first; hepatica came after;
IT was not long before the violets heard;
And tben-out sang thankful little bird.
osweet it set the woodlands heart a-throbbing,
And all the meadows smiled to blossomlng;
The brooks laugh softened to happy sobbfng
And every little. longing, living thing
Crept forth to round the miracle of spring.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

1880 sheep, or four times as many
as we have now in all of our states
and territories. We do not appear to
be much crowded yet. Come on, good
foreigners, but as anarchists and COM
munists "neither spin nor do they
SOW" we have no room for them.
Their best use, like Menhaden fish, is
to use their carcasses to manure the
soil.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Hint to Builders.

For some time past builders in Ger
many have resorted to the use of a
composition of cork, sand and lime,
nodded into bricks, for the construc-
ton of light partition walls. This is
said to exclude sound better than or
binary brick work, while beicg light
and good non-conductor of heat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

A LITTLE 3-year-old girl strayed
from her home near San Angelo, CAL,
and was found five miles away after
being out four days and three nights.
She was very weak from hunger, but
soon recovered, and is now apparent
" none the worss for her adventure.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

this book that authorizes polygamy
and the slave trade.
To regenerate the osmanli, it would
be necessary to dethrone the Koran.
But who will dethrone it? Neither
Russian cannon nor British gold All
the congresses in the world will not be
able to do anything with it, and en-
bassadors will spend their breath aud
ink upon it in vain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Undertaking in Spring.

Although spring is usually busy
time for men and teams, it is on some
accounts the best for understanding.
The soil while moist and loose from
the recent frosts is much more easily
dug than after it has been scorched
and dried out by the heats of sum-
mer. There is some advantage also
in having enough water in the ditch as
dug to secure g. uniform fall. Adepres-
sion of one or even two inches below the
grade may pass unnoticed, when the
bottom is dry, but with enough water
to make small stream, every little
sag is made manifest at once. 1t only
takes small depression to impair, if
not entirely destroy, the usefulness of
an underdrain, and when water isrun-
ming, g. uniform fall can begot without
the use of q level. While spring ought
to be busy time on the farm, it is
also true that wet land cannot be
worked until it is either drained or
dried out. Sometimes putting drain
through B. wet piece can be done in less
time than it can be got ready for the
pillow without, and in SUCH cases it is
better to put the drain through, max
ing permanent improvement, rather
than keep men and teams idle while
the land is drying. But the full bene-
fit of understanding done in spring is
not shown until at least one winter
has passed over, the drained ground
freezing the soil deeper than it could
be while wet, and thus making it fer
tile to great depth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

TRAIN agents say that women rare
ly buy comic papers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Notes.


Potato bugs will eat egg plants if the
potato vines be not plentiful. They
also sometimes eat tomato plants.
Sow yonr tomato seed in boxes as
early as possible, as there is now but
little time to lose with early plants.
In using carbolic acid as an insecti-
eide l part of the acid to 100 parts
water is the correct proportion. 1t
may be freely sprinkled on all kinds
of plants.
New celery seed has faint tinge OF
green and is very aromatic, but it
loses the green and becomes less fra
grant if more than one year old, and is
doubtful.
The profit or loss in dairying de-
ponds upon the calves. To sell the
calves and rely upon buying fresh
COWS is very risky, and has caused
more loss than anything else.
Cows that kick or draw milk from
their udders should be sent to the
butcher. Remedies to prevent such
vices are not only useless as perma-
nent cures but also troublesome to
apply.
II the brush and c,lrry-comb were
used on COWS, as is done on horses,
the quality OF the milk and butter
would be improved, as the animals
would be cleaner and in better con-
dition at all times.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-09
Irregular Correspondence Posr-IHrEL-
LIoKNuKR

Regular Correspondence Posr-InTEL-
LI0KHoKR
Bark ri Dorado, osal laden from Ia
coma to San Francisar, PIT 20 sea yes
terday.
Steamship City Of Topeka. Captain
Rodgers. arrived from Tacoma yeater-
day morning; and departed for san
Diego ~ noon loaded with l4.177 rail
road ties for the Atlantic aud Pasiflc
Railroad In Arizona.
The British steamer Sardonyx, Capt
). W. Back Ban, arrived Monday after
noon from fexadA Island. b. o.. loaded
With $50 tens OF ifoB ore for the Pneel
Sound Iron Company, at Irondale.
Mrs. l.. B. Hastings Was . passenger
on the Elder from the Bay City syeater-
day.
The Idaho Il expected 20 arrive. and
sail thts morning for Alaskan ports.
Considerable freight was received from
she Elder for the Idaho, mostly, bow
ever. consigned TO Douglass Island.
Messrs. A. p. Culver aud n. D01Rlass
arrived on the ocean steamer from the
Golden State.
o. A. Carr, Of Seattle, is registered al
the Cosmopolitan.
t. Clancy and z. II. Sparltno, both
Of Seattle. returned home from Victoria
on the steamer yesterday.
b. b Ford, of Seattle. was q paaseD-
ger on she Edith ca routs 10 AlaskA yes
teFday.
The wires are down below Angeles,
and 20 report from she tier Moicott
had been received mp 70 noon. The
cutter weat down 20 Flattery Rocks
With Captain De Lano, Of the wrecked
bark Austria. on beard, 10 render all as
sistance available in savinR the property
on the bark.
The pile-driveF IL busy driving piles
for the nev wharf that 10 being con.
stFucted by HAIRY Tibballs and the
steamship company near the Uosm0-
politan Hotel. when this IA completed
as specified in the plsne, IL will be the
largest in Port Townsend
A. b. Ford, Of Seattle. A. p. Gaines
Of San Francisco, Miss Belle Douglss
Of San Jaan Island. N. Massn anc
George Leaseh, Of Nanaimo, we're 81
| the Central yesterday.
IF. Charlstdn, Phi. Herue aud wifi
OF Seattle ere At the Cosmopolitan.
Rev. ID. T. CaFnahan, OF the frs
Presbyterian Church OF Port Tow7s
end, nas received an invitation frou
Raw. Mr.. Strange. Of Seattle, for the for
| maf gentleman 20 held services IN th,
/ Presbyterian Church Of seattle durinI
the frst week IN March. Mr.. CarnahAr
has accepted she Invitation, and gill 20
20 Seattle on Monday, The 18Th inst.
and return the following Saturday.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-09
rnE HAWAIIAN rREArY.
EDrroa POsr-ISrrLLIousOEs:

EDITOR Posr- INTKLLIoKNoKR:
/ understand the Posr INTKLLIdKNcRB
to advocate the continuance Of the
Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty, and to
assert that the same has been passed
upon fav irably by the United States
senate. The first Is certainly q grave
laistake 30 far as the interests OF Wash
ington Territory is considered, and also
that Of The Nation at large.
We here have been rugRliag to in
auguEate the beet sugar industry, and
have failed TO enlist capital only for the
reason OF the free sugar coming into
oar ports, made By the hands 81 the
very cheapest labor on eaFtb.
We cannot compete with suoh, only by
REDUCING the price Of labor 70 the SAND
standard.
while this is true, nevertheless We
have not had cheap sugar, until SINGS
the worlds market has become depres-
sed, and have actually paid two cents q
pound more for our non-duty payinf
sug " than eastern consumers Of duty
paid sugar; capital has been timid. how
ever, because Of the fact that it lay
within the power Of the sugar monopoly
10 lower she price at will, 90 as 10 crash
DOT competition.
That the treaty has net benefited thlI
csuntFy either commercially or politi
cally IL eyideuced by she fact thai
American capital OF American infineucs
has Dot increased In Q greater rAtis
than foreign capital or infiaence; thsi
fer the twenty one millions OF dollars Of
value In round numbers. ve' have ex
pcrted 10 the Islands we have remtttee
over twenty three million dollars oil
daty; that the increase OF Chinese labol
has been enormous under the ssimulul
10 soQAr pgodnctioa under The treaty
60 that nov there are fally twenty
Chinese employed. fully one fourth o
the pcpulafios being Chinsse; that
sugar production has increased eDoF
tnoasly-from fifteen million poandl
per AMMAN, when The treaty took Effect
b I've hundred million pounds per IN
Hum nov, all Of shieh came into on
ports duty free; the Islands imp0rtiEs
lhe sugar consamed there. from dat,
paxing srRsr eecause the expert rsbatl
np6n rs6nsd sugar vas greater than ID
duty paid
Our exports 10 the I lands are falling
OF, while our imports Increase. To,
former direct trade from PaRea SounS
| with the Islands - broken 40 and 81
prospect 81 cur becoming . Sugar pro
1 dncing ecanty 10 hliQhtsd BY the opera
tions 81 this treaty. We could. ana
shanld, amd would produces this tws
hundred million pounds Of sugar fr0s
the beet. ia oar oWn caunty, b. ear owE
labor. were Il not for this treaty, IN
crease the smploynent for Anegieal
labor. Increase The cApacify fot tie pto
da.tion 81 Amsriean BEEF and a,
dairy producta. tHcrsass cor taxabi'
Il prepnrSy, increase our home markets
ineTuase cor hoass pranta and osselap
numoFsos otheg industries net other
uiss possible
No. Mr.. Editer. NE confirmation o
thai treaty h . blight 10 oas II the Is
serial interests Of car Territory ard
los % ahe satluns
Il Tke rsportsa IasiAeatien o. pseposs
extensiaa q t1a tfsasy ~ tne Unles'
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-09

! RkAL ESTATE.

The following deeds we're fled in the
Auditors ofiiee for record yesterday:
Fred Z. Sander to Theophelas Gard
20x60 feet Of lot 8. block 10. Maynard's
plat on Washington Street; $500.
Lyman 7. B. Andrews and wife q
Franklin n. Jones. trustee. southeast
quarter Of section 81. township "A, range
s east. 1e6 acres; $4,000.
Same to same, south quarter Of south
west quarter. northwest quarter Of the
southwest quarter and the southwest
quarter Of the northwest quarter Of
section 81. township -, range 6 east, 160
acres; $1,000.
Judge 4. Andrews 10 Franklin n.
Jones, trustee. northeast quarter Of the
southwest quaTter and the southeast
quarter Of the northwest quarter Of SEQ
ticn 81, township -, range 6 east, 50
acres; 5000
Henry L. Yesler and wife 70 r. w.
Wald. lot Z, block 30, Maynard's supple
mental plat; 500.
L. H. Pontius TO Katharine d. ALI
mend, lot 8, block 80, A. Pontius' addi-
ton; 300.
s. n. Sonerson ct M 10 O. q p. B. r.
Co.; 800.